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In English usage, should one use high-school, high school, or highschool? (Assume American English; I understand that the Brits call it secondary school.)
Mar 20, 2009 · Which one is better: highschool, high-school or high school? Cheers, El Pollo
Oct 20, 2006 · a. Where were you? I was at school. b. When I was in high school... Stay in school implies don't drop out of school. Stay at school implies don't leave the campus.
I was wondering whether alma mater refers to all the schools you have been in, or just to the one from which you received your BA, BSc, or a similar degree? For example, suppose so
Mar 24, 2017 · I'm translating a document from English to Spanish that has many references to an American high school. It looks like the term "high school" in Spanish varies from
Mar 24, 2014 · I ran an NGRAM of high schooler, high-schooler, highschooler, high school student, and high-school student. Click here to see the results. By far the preferred nome
Jan 16, 2024 · I used to go to a school where the primary (elementary) and secondary (middle+high) schools both share the same area. So basically as a secondary schooler, I could
Mar 25, 2015 · The description of pre-college education as "compulsory" is 1.) rather British (as is the word "compulsory" itself, imo); and 2.) not strictly correct in the US, si
Jul 4, 2023 · Head of the class is a term that refers to the top student (s) in a class. It may refer to a singular individual, or more generally to a small group of high achiever
Feb 6, 2016 · We do this in Canada even in highschool. American English has specific words for highschoolers, such as freshman, sophmore, junior, senior, which apply also to colle